Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omnivicarious

/ˌɑm.nɪvəˈkɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: om-nivi-car-i-ous
IPA: /ˌɑm.nɪvəˈkɛɹi.əs/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Permanently vicarious; shape-shifting; identity-grabbing.

Example Sentences

"The game in use was the regular "draw poker," with, occasionally, the additional tingle of jackpots and an omnivicarious joker."
"He is walking now, flanked by a silent girl on one side and her robin's-egg-blue valise on the other, both safe in his omnivicarious hands."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnisder. English omni- English vicarious English omnivicarious From omni- + vicarious.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑm.nɪvəˈkɛɹi.əs/
British English: /ˌɒm.nɪvɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

more omnivicarious (comparative) most omnivicarious (superlative)

Rhymes With

solitarious noncalcareous corneo-calcareous noncarious nightmarious librarious lampadarius howlarious duplicarius nonvicarious armarius tattyfilarious

Questions

How do you pronounce omnivicarious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑm.nɪvəˈkɛɹi.əs/.
What does omnivicarious mean?: Permanently vicarious; shape-shifting; identity-grabbing.
Where does omnivicarious come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnisder. English omni- English vicarious English omnivicarious From omni- + vicarious.

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